Brazil manager Tite names Neymar, other Olympic stars to his first roster

Just two days after watching Brazil's Olympic squad–led by Neymar–capture the nation's first men's soccer gold medal, new senior national team manager Tite has named his first roster, turning to a number of those Olympic heroes.

Neymar, Gabriel Barbosa, Gabriel Jesus, Weverton, Marquinhos, Renato Augusto and Rodrigo Caio will bring their Olympic success to the full national team for key World Cup qualifying matches against Ecuador and Colombia in early September. Brazil sits in sixth place in CONMEBOL's table through six games of the 18-match round. The top four teams automatically qualify for Russia 2018, while the fifth-place team goes into an intercontinental playoff against the Oceania champion.

Tite, who replaced Dunga after Brazil's failure to get out of the group stage at Copa America, has omitted the likes of regulars Hulk and David Luiz, while Thiago Silva is battling a hip injury. He has called on Premier League stars Philippe Coutinho and Willian in addition to bringing Real Madrid fullback Marcelo back into the fold.